WITH winners against Stoke and Charlton, Birmingham teenager Jude Bellingham has caused a stir this season – but it hasn’t come as a great surprise to those in the know.
The 16-year-old’s introduction into the first team was only a matter of time as he has had a stellar youth career and been earmarked for the very top for a while now.
I first saw Bellingham in an U23 game at Fulham last season. He was outstanding and I spoke to the then-Blues U23 coach and former Pro Licence contemporary Richard Beale about him.
He waxed lyrical about Bellingham and said he had the lot to ...